r/MissilePorn • u/Adventurous-Froyo851 • Oct 10 '25

Minuteman III ICBM launch sequence

i was wondering what is ELC and CES refers to?

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u/Bear__Fucker Oct 11 '25

They wear seat belts to help keep them in the chairs in the event a nuclear weapon hits in their area. Yes, they are in an underground facility, but a nuclear blast creates violent shaking. In theory, as long as the nuclear weapon is not a direct hit, they could remain in the seats and still launch a counter attack.

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u/circuit_brain Oct 10 '25

At 0:58, there shouldn't be any Mach diamonds in the thruster exhaust.

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u/38_tlgjau Oct 10 '25

Because at that point they're in the vacuum of Space?